Quality of life comparison

be 70.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 6.0 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

make 52.8% more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 41.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

be 85.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 12.8% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 62.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 37.4% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 14.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.

spend 15.0% less on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 43.0% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.